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Guess who joins Harry,Hermione and Draco in the Forbiddn Forest?Neville!Baby dragons,unicorns,centaurs,three-headed dogs,deadly plants,alive chess pieces, and flying keys all find a way into this book.The Centaurs seem to have known the end, from the beginning.Voldemort is back and he will stay to cause trouble in years to come.I'd prefered it if Harry's last words were "I'm not going home,not really".Movie 1-0 Book

Can we talk about how Neville is always there to give a solution when something important happens?After all,it could have been him instead of Harry.Also,the way Rowling writes Quidditch is amazing!Actually the way she builds her story is really astonishing,adding small details for the rereader(Ron's chess board is his grandpas) & taking our minds from the central plot,in order to amaze us with the revelations!

I try to imagine how magical this could feel when you read it for the first time.All these details in Diagon Alley,the shops,the people,Gringotts,the entire atmosphere is magical.And all the deatils about the wizarding world!Reading it for the first time,realizing that this world is hidden inside our own,with its own Ministry,School,shopping centre,laws and manners is just the best thing that happened to me.

This reread is something I wanted to do for a long time and something I haven't done since a long time.It feels gret being back,it feels amazing starting from the start.And what a start!Note to future writers:Starting a book with the first chapter named "The Boy Who Lived" makes you fall in love from page one.Ending the same chapter with the words"To Harry Potter-the boy who lived"brings shivers at your spine.